"Unpredictable Solution" Problem (Part 2)

Algebra Level 4

{ x y 2 x y = 10 y z 3 y 2 z = 14 z x z 3 x = 12 \begin{cases} xy-2x-y = 10 \\ yz-3y-2z = 14 \\ zx-z-3x=12 \end{cases}

Let x , y , z x,y,z be all positive numbers satisfying the system of equations above. Find the value of ( x + y + z ) 2 + x 2 + y 2 + z 2 (x+y+z)^2 + x^2 + y^2 + z^2 .


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The answer is 440.

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1 solution

Fidel Simanjuntak
Jan 26, 2017

{ x y 2 x y = 10 . . . ( 1 ) y z 3 y 2 z = 14 . . . ( 2 ) z x z 3 x = 12 . . . ( 3 ) \begin{cases} xy-2x-y = 10 \space ...(1) \\ yz-3y-2z = 14 \space ...(2) \\ zx-z-3x=12 \space ...(3) \end{cases}

( 1 ) + 2 (1) + 2 gives x y 2 x y + 2 = 12 ( x 1 ) ( y 2 ) = 12 . . . ( 4 ) xy -2x -y + 2 = 12 \space \Rightarrow \space (x-1)(y-2) = 12 \space ...(4) .

( 2 ) + 6 (2) + 6 gives y z 3 y 2 z + 6 = 20 ( y 2 ) ( z 3 ) = 20 . . . ( 5 ) yz -3y -2z + 6 = 20 \space \Rightarrow \space (y-2)(z-3) = 20 \space ...(5) .

( 3 ) + 3 (3) + 3 gives z x z 3 x + 3 = 15 ( z 3 ) ( x 1 ) = 15 . . . ( 6 ) zx - z - 3x + 3 = 15 \space \Rightarrow \space (z-3)(x-1) = 15 \space ...(6) .

( 4 ) × ( 5 ) × ( 6 ) (4) \times (5) \times (6) gives ( x 1 ) ( y 2 ) ( z 3 ) = 60 . . . ( 7 ) (x-1)(y-2)(z-3) = 60 \space ...(7) .

( 7 ) : ( 4 ) (7) : (4) gives z = 8 z = 8 .

( 7 ) : ( 5 ) (7) : (5) gives x = 4 x = 4 .

( 7 ) : ( 6 ) (7) : (6) gives y = 6 y = 6 .

Then, we have ( x + y + z ) 2 + x ² + y ² + z ² = 18 ² + 4 ² + 6 ² + 8 ² (x+y+z)^2 + x² + y² + z² = 18² + 4² + 6² + 8² .

Hence, our final answer is 440 \boxed{440 } .


Otherwise, by the system of the equation above, we can find that ( 2 , 2 , 2 ) (-2,-2,-2) complete the system that is given. But, since ( x , y , z ) (x,y,z) must be positive, we can use this method.

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